Yarra Valley based artist Joan Blond portrays her passion for colour and nature in her vibrant impressionist artworks. Largely self-taught Joan embraced her life long love of painting when she moved into working as a full time artist after a long career in the legal industry. The exuberant use of colour in Joan’s work creates […]
A deep connection to nature and the landscape of her Mornington Peninsula home infuses Debbie Mackenzie’s tranquil landscape paintings. Dreamy cloudscapes and lush green rolling hills are interspersed with pine trees and distant farmhouses. Childhood exposure to the arts built on Debbie’s innate love of visual expression, a career in Graphic Design further encouraged her […]
Wendy Arnold has had a long career in the arts, from studying Fine Arts to working as part of the highly successful fashion label Studibaker Hawk, art & fashion have informed her life. This rich history is evident in the use of textiles, gold leaf and intricately painted patterns in her beautifully presented paintings. The […]
Katie Gordon’s hyper realistic still life drawings are spectacular in their vibrancy and delivery. Using Prismalcolor wax pencils and black pigment ink Katie captures the intricacy of rose petals, the lustre of leaves and the play of light on the subject. Her work is meticulously produced requiring much time and dedication to create. With a […]
Established realist artist Christine Lawrence is drawn to the magical illusions that can be created on the surface of the picture plain. She captures the essence of her subjects, using them as a vehicle to study light, colour, form, space and reality. Christine’s artistic career started in South Australia, where she studied then taught visual […]
Ingrid Windram has forged a strong artistic career starting with her first solo exhibition in South Australia in 1982. 10 years later she moved to the Kimberley region and it is here that she embraced the incredible landscape that has remained her strongest inspiration to this day. Ingrid Windram has travelled extensively throughout the Kimberley on […]
Judy Prosser developed a deep love of the desert after heading to the Kimberley in the late 70’s, and has lived on a remote station out of Broome for nearly 40 years. She enjoys the solitude and peace found when sitting quietly at a desert waterhole, watching the passing parade of animals and birds that […]
With a background in architecture/town planning Ralph Stanton found his way into visual arts later in life. Taking inspiration from the West Australian light and landscape and from Abstract Expressionism – particularly the ideas of New York School painter Mark Rothko – he creates striking paintings rich in colour and texture. As an artist he […]
In this Q&A video interview David Bromley gives us an incredibly personal insight into his personal and artistic journey so far. It is a pleasure to be able to share this video with you, and many thanks to David Bromley for giving us the opportunity of digging deep into his world. Listen to David Bromley […]
A recent article published in ART EDIT MAGAZINE, Summer 2017 outlines a few key pointers for those delving into purchasing art for the first time. Jo Paris answered a series of questions to collate this article and gives some really helpful tips from her personal experience of purchasing art. She also draws from over 25 years […]
West Australian painter Ann Steer challenges herself continually to capture the beautiful moments seen and experienced on our West Coast beaches and by creating a painting that captures an emotion and atmosphere that the viewer can suggest their own emotive response to. Ann has spent the past year’s experimenting through bravery, mistakes and a determination to grow and […]
Shirley Fisher has made an impact at JahRoc Galleries over the past seven years whilst exhibiting her landscape and seascape paintings in our gallery. Shirley’s use of a vibrant palette creates the spontaneity and freshness depicting the unique light and colours of Western Australia and has captivated many viewers in awe. Shirley Fisher has been a professional artist for […]
Perth born Jane Pestell-Litten is a trans-Tasman artist based in Arrowtown, New Zealand. Since commencing painting in 2007 Jane has been final listed in a number of awards from the Black Swan Portrait Prize through to the Limestone Prize in South Australia and most recently a semi finalist in the 2015 Doug Moran Portrait Prize. Her […]
Andrew Tischler is an Australian Artist who enjoys a thriving art career in his chosen field of realism painting. From a young age Andrew excited the Western Australian art scene with incredulous talent, and over the past 10 years has infiltrated into the East Coast where he now resides, and also the United States where he was born. Andrew […]